Hammer2023 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Hi! A quick introduction! I'm Mark, from Ireland. For various reasons, I felt the urge to having a go at making a model aeroplane recently, having not made one since I was doing them with my dad way back in the 90s! I've been lurking here since starting on this one, and have gleaned quite a few useful tips, so decided to sign up. Here are a couple of photos of my first build since coming back, an Airfix Spitfire Mk I in 1:72. I'm not a complete model novice, and have been painting various types of toy soldier miniatures on and off for years. I'm a relative novice with an airbrush, though, having only bought one last autumn, but am starting to get a little more competent with its general handling, paint thinning, pressure control etc. I made a mess of the port roundel, having not done a decal in years (decades) and mixed up micro sol and set and used them the wrong way around. The repair is less visible in the flesh, but it was a lesson quickly learned. Making it was a lot of fun, highly therapeutic, and I'm well and truly hooked now. I've learned a lot from this one, and will modify my approach to a few things on the next one, and it's raised a few questions for me in terms of techniques, mainly regarding decals and canopies, which I've not been able to find an answer to, so will pop a post down in the techniques forum with my queries on that. Hopefully someone will be able to point me in the right direction. To finish, nice to meet you all! I'm very much looking forward to digging into my next model, an Airfix Bf 109 also in 1:72 scale. I also apologise for my filthy workstation! I've since bought a new large cutting mat to work on, which is far easier to keep clean! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngantek Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Welcome Mark. Great job with the Spit, I'd be dead chuffed to have made that, let alone as a first model! Looking forward to seeing your next one, please do consider posting a work in progress thread, they can be invaluable for picking up hints and tips, and it's nice for other people to see how you're getting on. Workstation... yeah I think we have different interpretations of filthy... Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Hello Mark … from Chicago USA. Im mostly a military aircraft modeler, but do venture into armor and sci-fi. Very good looking Spitfire by the way. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Norman Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Welcome Along Mark. Nice spit. Down in Cork myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davethehat Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Hi and welcome I'm a newbie here myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Welcome Mark, you seem to have got the hang of the airbrush already. Keep practicing on those cheap Airfix kits before you become go for the complicated kits and get submerged in piles of fret and resin aftermarket accessories. 😉 I do some figure modelling too. Galway based myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Welcome to BM Mark, and well done on the Spitfire, it's an excellent example! I look forward to seeing your work on the forum. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 That's very nice Mark, look forward to more of your builds. I'm in Dublin myself. All the best, Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Well would you look at that, Britmodeller has it's very own Irish diaspora 😎🍀so it has.... 🤭 And I'm from the North That's a great looking little Spitfire into the bargain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Very nice Spitfire and welcome to the site! You'd probably not be too surprised to learn that Spitfires are quite popular on this site. Best Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wing and a prayer Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Welcome Mark from across the Irish Sea in Scotland. That spitfire turned out very nice, I’m working on an old Airfix Spitfire Vb just now and if it turns out like that, I’ll be chuffed. My wife works over in Ireland for an Irish Whiskey distiller and I hope to spend some time visiting there later this year. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 aboard Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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